title: Recurrent brachial artery embolism caused by a crutch-induced axillary artery aneurysm: report of a case.
abstract: We report a case of axillary artery aneurysm with brachial artery embolism in a 60-year-old man who had walked with the assistance of axillary crutches all of his life since poliomyelitis during infancy had left him with lower limb paralysis. We performed bypass grafting from the axillary to brachial artery with exclusion of the aneurysm. An axillary artery aneurysm is rare, but potentially lethal for the upper extremity; therefore, surgical treatment should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery of Kokura Memorial Hospital, 3-2-1 Asano, Kokurakita-Ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 802-8555, Japan, komegasukunai@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morisaki
authors.forename: Sosei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuma
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Okazaki
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000601:surgery; D003446:Crutches / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011051:Poliomyelitis; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome